Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-15
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editer of the STANDARD communi-
cation of a private nature which was
withheld from publication. But not
long since 1 sent another addressed,
not to the STANDARD, nor to the
editor of the STANDARD, but to r. NJ.
Reanas, Esq, The contents of that
note might have been designed as an
item of news for the STANDARD, or
as an item for r. M. Reams with
whom I am fortunate enoughto be on
terms of personal friendship.
Mr.. Reams saw proper to publish
that note, and instead Of revising and
giving the substance. of the note,
he also saw proper to publish the note
as had written it, as kind of SELL"
because l did not write the note quite
as l would have done had have sup
posed he would have copied it YER
batim. AS the joke was perpetrated
in thekindest offeelings(as l believe)
[ take it good humoredly.
Now Mr.. Editor, will you please
candidly to inform me whether | did
anything very improper in telling
you in simple style (not brilliantly
in a private letter that / was actually
married, and to whose daughter and
by whom the ceremony was pro-
uounced? You will remember that
in your last weeks issue some person
in communication rather insinua-
tingly referred to the circumstance of
my "having sent in my report" and
gave brilliant report as to whose
daughther, and by whom | was mar
ried. wonder if the readers
of the STANDARD did not see
that report, which was all-sufficient
without the matter again being re-
ferred to by your naneleSS correspon-
dent? All! but with a critics eye he
Cor she) could see dirt!
Yes, DIR. johnson said some people
could always see dirt-because they
lived near the ground. And my
boast Of having had some good din.
ners and suppers wasalso insinuating-
iy referred to. Why was this? Have
committed a crime or not? Brute
would l have been to have entered
this new relationship did / not feel
that / had won worthy prize. And
while l can, without degrading my
self above ordinary people, admit that
[ have some pride, yet thank Heav-
en- that / possess none of that enuy or
jealousy or naatgnity of spirit which
induces one to magnify mole-hill
in order to mortify fellow being
which never ''did any one dirt"
The Christmas on Collins river this
time has been remarkable for its
quietness and the general good be-
havior of the people.
The Messrs. Hicks, Smith, Clack
and Cain, of Sequatcbie Valley, spent
Christmas with friends in this section.
The Messrs. Mills have moved their
saw mill from w. J. Hill's to j. c.
Hughes lands.
F. S. Grizzle, of Jessie, North War
rem, visited relatives here this week,
returning today accompanied by Miss
Jessie Martin, who will spend week
near Jessie as the guest of Mrs. +. S.
Grizzle.
Col. IL. l.. w. Hill is shipping this
week sixty barrels of two~year old
apple brandy to a dealer at Nashville.
Of course the brandy is to be used for
medical purposes in prohibition
towns.
w. r. Henson has taken, all told,
about one hundred head of COWS and
heifers from this vicinity. The cattle,
lumber, fruit and brandy, sold out of
this community have given us some
financial relief.
The wheat thus far has withstood
reasonably well the extreme cold
weather, inasmuch as the deep snow
proved a protection during our cold
est spell. +. B. f.
NOTE-We will have to own up
that we did take little too much
license with our correspondents pri-
yate letter, but he fully appreciates
he spirit in which it was done. AS
20 the communication in last week 5
ISSUE to which he refers, we are glad
10 say it came from one of his good
,ody friends, who joined in the we'd
ding festivities, and partook with
him ofsome of the good dinners and
6uppers, and we know that her re-
marks were made only in a spirit of
The most friendly pleasantly. We
know that our correspondent of last
week wishes Mr.. Ettpr and hic hrida